Abandoned Wife? Her Starlight Shall Blind You!-Chapter 37: Liking and Loving Are Different

In conversation, Xu Ji had already boldly drunk three more cups, while Lan Jue beside him hadn’t touched a drop, his expression thoughtful.

Xu Ji suddenly spoke, "Cousin, you all don’t need to miss Cousin anymore. She’s mine. I’ll protect her from now on."

Lan Jue’s eyes narrowed, fingers curled slightly in his sleeves, coldly, "Do you love your cousin?"

Xu Ji answered without hesitation, "Of course, I love her."

Lan Jue’s voice suddenly raised a few pitches: "Do you love her to the point of thinking of her day and night, unable to eat or sleep?"

Xu Ji paused, then said: "Not to that extent, but I really like Cousin. If anything happens to her, I’ll definitely be the first to rush forward."

Lan Jue looked at his somewhat innocent but fearless face, feeling a slight envy in his heart.

He said: "When your big sister Consort Xian has troubles, aren’t you always the first one to rush forward?"

Xu Ji asked confusedly: "What’s the difference? Isn’t it all love?"

Lan Jue’s lips curled slightly, "Of course it’s different. Your love for your cousin is like the love for a sister, not romantic love.

Someday, you will meet a woman whose every smile and frown deeply moves your heartstrings.

When she is happy, you are happy; when she is sad, you are more painful than she is.

You will miss her day and night, recalling the happy times spent together will make you smile involuntarily, but thinking she might not like you will make you feel lost, restless..."

Xu Ji was stunned, after a moment said: "Isn’t Pei Xuan like that? Cousin, do you also have a woman you like that much?"

Lan Jue then drank the wine in his cup, dejectedly said: "How could I be an exception?"

Xu Ji asked curiously: "Ah! Who is the charming lady who has ensnared the soul of the Capital City’s first young master, Prince Lan so much? You should go propose to her!"

Lan Jue’s fingers clenched tight, self-deprecatingly said: "Propose? If it were that simple, I wouldn’t be in such unrequited love now."

"Whose lady is making you suffer like this? I’m eager to know who she is!" Xu Ji was truly shocked at heart, thinking who could it be? The Princely Heir of Dayi, how many ladies from noble families go crazy for him? Unrequited love? How’s that possible?

Lan Jue didn’t respond to him but merely raised his wine cup towards him, and they drank another cup together.

"I know!" Xu Ji smirked mischievously.

Lan Jue’s heart trembled, suddenly birthed some panic, looked at him, asked in a deep voice, "What do you know?"

Seeing Lan Jue so tense, Xu Ji couldn’t help but laugh, teasingly said: "You must be like that guy Pei Xuan, where the family status doesn’t match.

That fellow fell for Ruoxi’s senior sister, he looks about to be crazed, cousin, do you think I guessed right or not?"

Upon hearing, Lan Jue felt inexplicable relief in his heart, but his mouth filled with bitterness, softly said: "Perhaps."

"Come on, you people are so troublesome, liking someone makes you all unrecognizable.

I don’t want to like someone like you all do, it’s too scary!" Xu Ji shook his head and said.

Lan Jue seriously told Xu Ji: "So, don’t easily say you want to marry your cousin.

Sometime in the future, a woman will enter your heart, making you laugh and cry for her, by then, you may be no different than Xiao Chengyi."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ji immediately widened his eyes, discontentedly said: "Cousin, how can you compare me to Xiao Chengyi, that bastard?"

Lan Jue’s lips curled up slightly, slowly said: "Though no man wants to become like Xiao Chengyi, but if there’s truly someone in his heart, he might just turn into him."

Xu Ji defiantly said: "I would never be as terrible as him!

If he genuinely liked that Zhen’er, when Cousin divorced him, he wouldn’t have chased out of the residence.

I gave him a slap, he wouldn’t let go, even said if I wasn’t satisfied, to keep hitting.

Dislike dirtying my hands with hitting him.

I also heard from Pei Xuan that the Emperor personally issued an order, he refused to sign the divorce papers in front of Qi Lin and all the guests.

Everyone mocked and ridiculed, even his elders urged him, and he still wouldn’t sign, until Qi Lin scolded him if he planned to rebel, then he signed, later I also heard, even after signing, he refused to give up and chased out after the residence!"

Lan Jue was shocked, after a while asked: "You mean all of this is true?"

Xu Ji nodded affirmatively, "Of course it’s true, I would never lie.

Both Cousin and Grandmother left, he was still standing at the door looking desolate, not like he wronged Cousin, more like Cousin wronged him.

Such a bastard!"

Lan Jue took a sip of wine, a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth, "That’s indeed interesting."

"Cousin, what are you laughing at?" Xu Ji asked curiously.

Lan Jue slowly shook the wine in the glass, laughed without answering, "Come, drink!"

"Cousin, what exactly are you laughing at?" Xu Ji pursued.

Lan Jue put down the wine cup, inscrutably said: "I just think, this matter is just beginning, he will have more suffering to endure."

"Ah? Who? Xiao Chengyi?" Xu Ji seemed to understand yet not fully.

Lan Jue smiled and patted his shoulder, his mood seemingly brightened, "Drink."

"Drink." Xu Ji raised his wine glass.

"Speak, what did you come to see me for today?"

Xu Ji hesitated, not wanting to say.

Lan Jue glanced at him coldly, pressuring him, "Speak quickly."

After a while, Xu Ji said: "Tomorrow, I plan to take Cousin, Elder Cousin’s wife, Fifth Cousin’s wife, and Qing’er to the mountain outside for spring outing, and hunt for lunch.

Cousin has already agreed; I’m here to ask if you’d like to go?"

Lan Jue’s heart skipped a beat, eyebrows raised, for such a composed person, emotions leaked out instantly, corners of his mouth lifted, "I remember last time seeing Ruoxi was last year, I will definitely go."

"Stop that! You should prioritize your studies."

Xu Ji hurriedly waved his hand, "Second Aunt will surely blame me, she fears Cousin will tarnish my reputation, let alone yours.

Regarding Cousin’s matters, you should interfere less! Our Xu Family will protect her well, not needing you Lan Family."

Lan Jue frowned, deep in his heart slightly angered, "What Xu Family and Lan Family, aren’t we one family?

If you talk nonsense again, be careful of me hitting you. What time are we going tomorrow? I’ll come looking for you first."

Xu Ji thought for a moment, "Haven’t decided on the exact time, but I want to go early, since it takes time on the road; best would be 5 a.m, worry the kids can’t get up."

"Then 5 a.m, I’ll come find you." Lan Jue coldly said.

"Cousin, you may go, but don’t tell Second Aunt it was me who invited you, I’m really scared!" Xu Ji instructed.

Lan Jue’s gaze slightly focused, heart suddenly felt unbearably sour, indescribably uncomfortable, he said in a low voice, "Fine, don’t worry about this, remember, Ruoxi is not only your cousin but also my cousin, speak less nonsense in the future."

Xu Ji muttered, "Understood, I’m just reminding you, for your good, because your mother consort thinks Cousin is unfortunate."

"No need for you to remind, cease this, eat." Lan Jue’s heart seemed not at ease again, coldly said.

Xu Ji touched his nose tip, "I know, by the way cousin, I think Cousin’s senior brother is also good, although low in status, but he’s famous!

Cold Star Young Master, skilled in martial arts, handsome, his Cloud-listening Pavilion is immensely wealthy.

Anyway, it’s marrying in, a lower status is no problem, I think Cousin marrying him is not bad."